The text is for questions 22-25.Honey bees are social insect that make honey. They live in hives or nests made of wax. Honey bees are the best-
known kind of bee Beekeepers raise honey bees for honey and for Pollinating farm crops.
Three types of honey-making bees live in each hive-queen, workers, and drones. Each type of bee has special
job
The queen is female that lays all the eggs There is only one queen for each hive.
Worker bees are female that do not lay eggs. Each nest has thousands of worker bees. Workers build the nest
from wax they make in their bodies. The nest has many cells with six sides. The cells are glued together to make
a comb. The queen lays eggs in some cells. Workers fill other combs with honey.
Workers collect nectar and pollen, make honey, and make a food called royal jelly to feed the larvae. Workers
guard the hive. They sting anything that threatens the hive. A worker bee can only sting once it leaves the
stinger in its victim. Then the bee dies.
Drones are male bees. Drones cannot collect nectar and pollen. Drones don't have stings. The only job of a
drone is to mate with a queen.
The queen decides which eggs will become queens, workers, or drones. Only eggs fertilize with sperm become
females. A few fertilized eggs are put in special cells and fed lots of royal jelly. These eggs become the queens
When a honey bee finds food, it tells other honey bees. The bees come back to the hive with nectar. It then
performs a dance. The bee's movements tell the other bees to look for this nectar
Source: Microsoft*Encarta *2009
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22. What does the text tell us about?
A Honeybees
B. Bees in general
C. Insect that make honey
D. Queens, workers, and drones bees​